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Oklahoma Senate Staffer Tests Positive for COVID-19

State of Oklahoma

A state Senate staffer has tested positive for COVID-19.

Senators are working with a private lab to get themselves and staffers tested because the state's supply of test kits is dwindling, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The staff member had not been at the capitol since Friday, but senators were told to wait in their offices for a health professional on Tuesday.

Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat said in a statement the risk to most Senators and staff is low, and they are "taking appropriate measures" under health officials’ guidance.

The Senate is closed the rest of the week as planned.

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Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.